SHANAHAN, James
| Service Numbers: | 2298, 1417 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1914, Enlisted at Wodonga, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrick, Ireland, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Wodonga, Wodonga, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli II. B. 33., Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2298, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wodonga, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1417, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1417, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2298, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2298 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-07-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
James was the son of Bridget Shanahan, of Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland. His father died when he was a child and his mother re-married David Russell, before the entire family moved to 7, Harbour Village, Fishguard. James had served with the Royal Navy aboard HMS Queen for several years prior to working on the Fishguard to Rosslare service, aboard the S.S. St. Patrick, and had emigrated to Australia just before the war. He enlisted at Wodonga, Victoria into the 6th Battalion, Australian Infantry on 19 November 1914. He embarked for Egypt with the 2nd reinforcements for the battalion and landed with the battalion at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Co-incidentally, the landings were supported by, among other ships, HMS Queen. James survived the initial fighting to gain a foothold on the Peninsula, but was killed in action at ANZAC on 13 July 1915, aged 28.
He is honoured on the Goodwick War Memorial
Goodwick is a small fishing village, lying west of Fishguard, in the parish of Llanwnda. From 1887 the Great Western Railway linked Goodwick to the rest of the country, and the village grew rapidly as a result, being home to Fishguard Harbour. The names of the fallen of Goodwick during both World Wars are held in a Remembrance book in the Parish Church.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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